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The Queensland Government defends giving almost $3.5 million of taxpayer dollars to the controversial Great Barrier Reef Foundation, including more than $100,000 for a smartphone app that is yet to be delivered.

The island of Reiono looks like a postcard, a dot of land in the middle of the Pacific Ocean — but rats, introduced by humans, threaten its entire ecosystem. This is the story of an ambitious attempt to return the island to its former state.

Biodiversity in Kakadu National Park has been "decimated" by cane toads to an "unbelievable" extent over recent years, with some species disappearing from sight altogether, according to one of the Territory's leading toad experts.

Sanctions have been placed on one of the state's biggest recyclers, forcing some councils to send recyclables directly to the tip. According to the industry's peak body, this is just the tip of the iceberg.